Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1950 — Page 14

‘Suggestion: Just Shut Your Eyes— ; | Met's ‘Samseni”ét Dalila Is Pleasing to the Ear

Second Presentation at Bloomington Is Better Than ‘Lohengrin,’ Still Could Stand Renovating

By . Henry Butler “yesterday in the IU Union Club. a Samson (Ramon Vinay) pul BLOOMINGTON, Apr. 19—Last night's “Samson et the back of his hand against his Dalila” by the Metropolitan Operd Co. in Indiana University eyes = ic fe hth charm. suchy auditorium was an improvement over Monday night's "°F in “Lohengrin.” THIS HAS dothing to do with - [the music, which. is superb. What! For Monday x alge s Spestatars, the Met's performance |P'm grousing about is the complete was a case of “ engrin”’ an ar i

‘ : ® | ember en 'tacle, A member of the Met or-| 11 HAVE to repeat some of The whple show could be re-

chestra told me “Lohengrin” the questions I asked ypsterday styled, and that goes for every- ‘ bout “Liohengrin.’ ere are he Met do in Inand “S. and D.” are among 2 ithing I've seen the Met do in In d h £ the eyes? Where is the taste? diana. New techniques of lighting the company’s Be ows: a In Act I with an awful palm- ng orosection, new. planning..of. statement T accept With no Tur shaded decor like some phony ogtumes and grouping of chorus

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